1. By selling an article at 80% of its marked price, a trader makes a loss of 10%. What will be the profit percentage if he sells it at 95% of its marked price? (1)
- 1. 6.9
- 2. 5
- 3. 5.9
- 4. 12.5
2. What is the maximum percentage discount (approximately) that a merchant can offer on his marked price so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss, if he initially marked his goods up by 40%? (4)
- 1. 60%
- 2. No Discount
- 3. 33.5%
- 4. 28.5%
3. From a vessel containing 100 L of wine, 10 L are drawn out and an equal amount of water is added. From the mixture, 10 L is again drawn out and same quantity of water is added. What is the final ratio of wine to water? (4)
- 1. 80 : 20
- 2. 90 : 10
- 3. 91 : 9
- 4. 81 : 19
4. Brothers A and B had some savings in the ratio 4 : 5. They decided to buy a gift for their sister, sharing the cost in the ratio 3 : 4. After they bought, A spent two-third of his amount while B is left with Rs. 145. Then, the value of the gift is (3)
- 1. Rs 70
- 2. Rs 105
- 3. Rs 140
- 4. Rs 175
5. The taxi charges in a city contain fixed charges and additional charge/km. The fixed charge is for a distance of upto 5 km and additional charge/km there after. The charge for a distance of 10 km is Rs. 350 and for 25 km is Rs. 800. The charge for distance of 30 km is (4)
- 1. Rs. 800
- 2. Rs. 750
- 3. Rs. 900
- 4. Rs. 950